TY  - BOOK
AU  - Papadopoulos,Linda
TI  - Whose life is it anyway?: living through your 20s on your own terms
SN  - 9780349402390
U1  - 158.1084 PAP 
PY  - 2014///
PB  - Piatkus
KW  - Self-actualization (Psychology) in women
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Life is full of opportunity for 20-somethings, but it's also far more pressured than ever before. Whether it's the proliferation or the homogeneity of images of beauty and success that wallpaper our world, we know what a beautiful woman looks like - and we know what a perfect life looks like too. We live in a world that floods us with expectations about everything - from what we should weigh to what we should wear to how often we should be having sex and how much money we should be making. As a consequence, we begin to feel that we need to tick all these boxes in order to have 'the Perfect Life'. When we inevitably fall short, we feel anxious - we feel that we are failing and have the sense we are losing control. At an age when life should be exciting, fun and relatively care-free, more and more young women are adrift and struggling. Dr Linda Papadopoulos understands the issues and has the experience to guide and support young women to help get their lives back on track so they can f
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